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Summer bikini from Evie la Lùve

Since today is the first day of actual summer here in the Netherlands, I thought it was the perfect moment to share some pictures with you of one of my recent makes: a bikini! A while ago I saw a request from Evie la Lùve that she needed new pattern testers. I applied because I like to test patterns, and she makes a lot of nice lingerie patterns so I thought that would make a good combination.

I tested the Summer bikini, a pattern that is not released yet, but I was already allowed to share my version with you.

Pattern

The Summer Bikini from Evie la Lùve. I made the top in a size M, the bottom part in a size XL (tester version, so I don’t know yet if the sizes are the same in the actual pattern!)

Materials

Do I love it?

Yes! I was in dire need of a new bikini. The top is actually fitting very well! Only the bottom part is just a bit tight, but with a little less ice cream this summer it should fit perfectly. I used my coverstitch machine to do all the top stitching and it actually worked great! Over the last couple of months, I developed a great love/hate relationship with my coverstitch machine, so I was really surprised that it had no trouble AT ALL to cover the lining, swimsuit fabric and rubber elastic in one go (you bet I did a little dance to celebrate!). Sewing the slippery fabric on my regular machine however was really horrible, just because the fabric was shifting really badly under my pressure feet.